Pioneering Women of Bluegrass

Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard SFW40065

When Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard recorded these songs in the mid-1960s, bluegrass music was dominated by male performers. They selected their favorite songs and arranged them for a stellar group of sidemen—bluegrass legends Lamar Grier, Chubby Wise, David Grisman, and Billy Baker. Their widely admired performances made them role models for future generations of women in bluegrass. The 26 tracks have been remastered, resequenced, and newly annotated by the performers themselves. Includes Long Black Veil, The One I Love Is Gone, and I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling. "Hazel and Alice blast out vintage bluegrass-country soundsongs with fierce, raucous energy." — Time Magazine

Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Bluegrass music
Instrument(s) Banjo; Fiddle; Guitar; Mandolin; Vocals
Language(s) English

Year of Recording 1996
Record Label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by Peter K. Siegel ; Recorded by Peter K. Siegel ; Artist Hazel and Alice (Musical group) ; Liner Notes by Bill Vernon ; Liner Notes by Neil Rosenberg ; Liner Notes by Alice Gerard ; Liner Notes by Hazel Dickens ; Mastered by David Glasser ; Design by Visual Dialogue ; Photography by John Cohen ; Photography by Barry Glickman

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101	T.B. Blues (They're at Rest Together)	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:29
102	The One I Love is Gone	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:11
103	Who's That Knocking?	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:00
104	Walkin' in My Sleep	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:11
105	Won't You Come and Sing for Me	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:47
106	Can't You Hear Me Calling	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:16
107	Darling Nellie Across the Sea	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:22
108	Coal Miner's Blues	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:44
109	Sugar Tree Stomp	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:08
110	Train on the Island	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	1:44
111	Cowboy Jim	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:05
112	Lee Highway Blues	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	1:42
113	Memories of Mother and Dad	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:39
114	Long Black Veil	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:22
115	Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:58
116	Difficult Run	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	1:35
117	Mommy Please Stay Home with Me	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:14
118	Gabriel's Call	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:16
119	Just Another Broken Heart	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:45
120	A Distant Land to Roam	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:02
121	John Henry	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	1:50
122	I Just Got Wise	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:29
123	Lover's Return	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:09
124	A Tiny Broken Heart	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:05
125	Take Me Back to Tulsa	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	2:16
126	I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling	Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard	3:06

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